UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form. Please print or type.
1. Name and address of issuer:
The Royce Fund
1414 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
2. The name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is
filed (If the Form is being filed for all series and classes of
securities of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or
classes):/X/
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-3599
Securities Act File Number: 2-80348
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed: December 31, 1998
4(b)./ / Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e. more than
90 days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year). (See Instruction
A.2)
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the
registration fee due.
4(c). / / Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be
filing this Form.
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): $759,277,212
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $641,474,199
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(iii)Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during any prior fiscal year
ending no earlier than October 11, 1995
that were not previously used to reduce
registration fees payable to the Commission: $ 3,893,123
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(iv) Total available redemption credits
[add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii): $645,367,322
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(v) Net sales -- if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $113,909,890
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(vi) Redemption credits available for use $ -
in future years -- if Item 5(i) is less -----------
than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from
Item 5(i):
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(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee (See
Instruction C.9): x .000278
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(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item = $ 31,666.95
5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): ===========
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to Rule 24e-2 as in effect before [effective date of rescisison
of rule 24e-2], then report the amount of securities (number of shares
or other units) deducted here: . If there is a number
of shares or other units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2
remaining unsold at the end of the fiscal year for which this form is
filed that are available for use by the issuer in future years, then
state that number here: .
7. Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the
end of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):
+$ ___________
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(vii) plus line 7]:
= $ 31,666.95
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
Method of Delivery:
/ / Wire Transfer
/ / Mail or other means
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of
the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ John E. Denneen
John E. Denneen, Secretary
Date March 12, 1999
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
